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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Bartley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

85Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Bartley

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bartley route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Mourning DoveColumbidae972025+48%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae782025+7%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642025+51%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae642025+195%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae522025+175%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42202511×1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae362025+37%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae282025+789%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae272025+91%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae212025+179%1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae192025+56%2017
American RobinTurdidae172025+369%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172025-32%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142025+33%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025+57%1970
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae122022+220%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+244%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025+538%1970
House SparrowPasseridae112025-86%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025+17%1979
European StarlingSturnidae10202518×1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102025+340%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+367%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025+211%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae82025+520%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+133%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+186%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+244%1971
House FinchFringillidae62025+15%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+333%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+157%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+500%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51994+150%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+25%2014
American KestrelFalconidae42018+167%1971
Blue JayCorvidae42025+80%1970
American CrowCorvidae42022+40%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+400%1977
Northern ShovelerAnatidae41979n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+200%2017

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.